The Week Ahead in the European Parliament – October 6, 2017

Next week will be a committee week in the European Parliament. A few interesting votes and discussions will take place in committee.

On Tuesday, the Committee on Legal Affairs (“JURI”) will vote on proposed amendments to the draft Regulation on copyright and related rights applicable to certain online transmissions of broadcasting organizations and retransmissions of television and radio programs. The draft Regulation seeks to facilitate the distribution of online television and radio programs across the EU. See the draft Regulation here, the Parliament’s draft report here and amendments to the draft report here and here.

On Wednesday, the Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection (“IMCO”) will discuss the issue of “dual-quality food” with the European Commission, and in particular, ways to enforce EU consumer and food rules to ensure that products with the same packaging and brand are sold with ingredients of the same quality throughout the EU.

On the same day, the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (“ITRE”) will discuss the Cybersecurity package and free flow of non-personal data with EU Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society, Ms. Mariya Gabriel.

On Thursday, the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (“LIBE”) will vote on a draft report on the proposal for a Regulation on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and the free movement of such data. The proposal for a Regulation aims to align current Regulation 45/2001 with the principles and rules laid down in the General Data Protection Regulation to ensure a strong and consistent EU data protection framework. See the proposal for a Regulation here, the draft report here, and amendments tabled to the draft report here.

Protocol to the Agreement establishing an association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union (NLE), vote on draft recommendations

Rapporteur: Inmaculada Rodríguez-Piñero Fernández (S&D, ES)

Committee on Budgets

17:00 – 18:30

General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2018 – all sections

Reflection paper on the future of EU finances

Amending budget No 5 to the general budget 2017 Providing the financing for the European Fund for Sustainable Development (EFSD) and increasing the Emergency Aid Reserve (EAR) further to the revision of the Multiannual Financial Framework regulation

The next MFF: Preparing the Parliament’s position on the MFF post-2020

Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

15:00 – 18:30

Hearing with Andrea ENRIA, Chairman of the European Banking Authority as well as Chair of the Joint Committee of the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) and, in that capacity, second Vice-Chair of the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB)

Hearing with Gabriel BERNARDINO, Chairman of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority

Hearing with Steven MAIJOOR, Chairman of the European Securities and Markets Authority

Conclusion of the Partnership Agreement on Relations and Cooperation between the EU and its Member States, of the one part, and New Zealand, of the other part – 2016/0366(NLE) – adoption of draft report

Rapporteur: Charles TANNOCK (ECR, UK)

Conclusion of the Partnership Agreement on Relations and Cooperation between the EU and its Member States, of the one part, and New Zealand, of the other part – 2017/2050(INI) – adoption of amendments

Rapporteur: Charles TANNOCK (ECR, UK)

Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the EU and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Kazakhstan, of the other part – 2017/2035(INI) – adoption of amendments

Rapporteur: Liisa JAAKONSAARI (S&D, FI)

Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the EU and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Kazakhstan, of the other part – 2016/0166(NLE) – adoption of draft report

Rapporteur: Liisa JAAKONSAARI (S&D, FI)

End of votes

10.15 – 11.30

Jointly with the Committee on Development

Discussion with Pierre KRAEHENBUEHL, UNRWA Commissioner General

11.30 – 12.30

Discussion with Nikola DIMITROV, Foreign Minister of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Reflection paper on the future of EU finances(RSP) – vote on a draft resolution

Co-rapporteurs: Jan Olbrycht (EPP, PL) and Isabelle Thomas (S&D, FR)

Amending budget No 5 to the general budget 2017 Providing the financing for the European Fund for Sustainable Development (EFSD) and increasing the Emergency Aid Reserve (EAR) further to the revision of the Multiannual Financial Framework regulation (BUD) – vote on a draft report

Rapporteur: Jens Geier (S&D, DE)

The next MFF: Preparing the Parliament’s position on the MFF post-2020 (INI) – discussion on a draft report

Co-rapporteurs: Jan Olbrycht (EPP, PL) and Isabelle Thomas (S&D, FR)

Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

09:00 – 18:30

Votes (11.45-12.30)

Ranking of unsecured debt instruments in insolvency hierarchy (COD) – Vote on a report (to be confirmed) and vote on the decision to enter into interinstitutional negotiations (to be confirmed)

Rapporteur: Gunnar HÖKMARK (EPP, SE)

Value added tax obligations for supplies of services and distance sales of goods (CNS) – Vote on a report

Rapporteur: Cătălin Sorin IVAN (S&D, RO)

Administrative cooperation and combating fraud in the field of value added tax (CNS) – Vote on a report

Rapporteur: Luděk NIEDERMAYER (EPP, CZ)

Action Plan on Retail Financial Services (INI) – Vote on a report

Rapporteur: Olle LUDVIGSSON (S&D, SE)

End of votes (16.30-18.30)

Common Corporate Tax Base (CNS) – Discussion with representatives of national parliaments

Economic Benefits of Gender Equality in the European Union – Presentation of the study by Virginija LANGBAKK (Director of the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE))

European Solidarity Corps – Hearing

Rapporteur: Brando BENIFEI (S&D, IT)

Committee on Regional Development

09:00 – 12:30

Joint meeting with the European Committee of the Regions, Commission for Territorial Cohesion Policy, on “The state of play of Cohesion in the EU: conclusions to be drawn from the 7th Cohesion Report”

“Financial instruments for energy efficiency and renewable energy” – presentation of a study by Fiona WISHLADE and Rona MICHIE, European Policy Research Centre, University of Strathclyde

Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

09:00 – 18:30

Integrated farm statistics (COD) – vote on a draft regulation

Rapporteur: Viorica DĂNCILĂ (S&D, RO)

Committee on Culture and Education

09:00 – 18:30

Discussion with Maire KILLORAN, Director of the Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union

Joint hearing with Committee on Employment and Social Affairs on “European Solidarity Corps” (15.00-17.30)

Committee on Legal Affairs

09:00 – 18:30

Presentation of the Estonian e-justice system (09.00-10.00)

Vote (10.00 – 11.00)

Copyright and related rights applicable to certain online transmissions of broadcasting organizations and retransmissions of television and radio programs (COD) – vote on draft report and vote on the decision to enter into interinstitutional negotiations

Rapporteur: Tiemo WÖLKEN(S&D, DE)

15.00 – 17.00

Joint meeting with the Budgetary Control Committee

Discussion on the European Court of Auditors special report on performance review of case management at the Court of Justice of the European Union

Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

09:00 – 12:30

Constituent meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Scrutiny Group (JPSG) on Europol

Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality

09:00 – 17:30

Hearing on the situation and rights of women with disabilities (09.00 – 10.30)

Discussion on the occasion of the World Day against the Death PenaltyIn association with the Delegation to the EU-Albania Stabilization and Association Parliamentary Committee, with the Delegation to the EU-former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Joint Parliamentary Committee, with the Delegation to the EU-Serbia Stabilization and Association Parliamentary Committee, with the Delegation for relations with Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Kosovo and with the Delegation to the EU-Montenegro Stabilization and Association Parliamentary Committee

16.30 – 18.30

Public hearing: The situation of Roma in the Balkans region

Special Committee on Terrorism

14:00 – 15:00

Discussion with Sir Julian KING, Commissioner for the Security Union

Subcommittee on Security and Defence

09:00 – 18:30

With the Council and Commission and EEAS

Presentation of the study “Permanent Structured Cooperation: national perspectives and state of play” – discussion with: – Frédéric MAURO, Lawyer at the bar of Paris and at the bar of Brussels, established in Brussels – Associate researcher with GRIP, specialized in Defence matters; Federico SANTOPINTO, Researcher at GRIP – Group for research and information on peace and security

Establishing the European Defence Industrial Development Programme aiming at supporting the competitiveness and innovative capacity of the EU defence industry – 2017/0125(COD) – First exchange of views

In association with the Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Association Committee

Ukraine in the context of global security – discussion with Anders Fogh RASMUSSEN, Advisor to Petro Poroshenko, President of Ukraine, and former Secretary General of NATO

14.30 – 16.30

Public hearing “The Militarization in the Black Sea”

Committee on International Trade

09:00 – 18:30

Access of third-country goods and services to the Union’s internal market in public procurement and procedures supporting negotiations on access of Union goods and services to the public procurement markets of third countries – 2012/0060(COD) – consideration of draft report

The future of Europe: Perspectives on the European Parliament’s proposal and the Commission White Paper

Committee on Petitions

09:00 – 18:30

Annual report on the activities of the European Ombudsman in 2016 (INI) – vote on draft report

Rapporteur: Marlene MIZZI (S&D, MT)

Thursday, October 12, 2017

Subcommittee on Human Rights

09:00 – 12:30

Exchange of views on women and gender-based violence: the case of Ethiopia

In association with the Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Association Committee (10:00 – 12:30-)

Discussion with Members of the Verkhovna Rada’s Committee on Human Rights, National Minorities and Interethnic Relations

Subcommittee on Security and Defence

09:00 – 12:30

Jointly with the Committee on Foreign Affairs

In association with the Delegation for relations with the United States and the Delegation for relations with the NATO Parliamentary Assembly

The future of EU-US cooperation in the area of security and defence – discussion with: Pedro Serrano, Deputy Secretary General for CSDP and Crisis Response, EEAS; Pierre VIMONT, Senior Fellow, Carnegie Europe

Committee on International Trade

09:00 – 12:30

Recommendation for a Council Decision authorizing the opening of negotiations for a Convention establishing a multilateral court for the settlement of investment disputes – COM(2017)0493 – Presentation by the Commission

Votes

Recommendation to the Council on the proposed negotiating mandate for trade negotiations with Australia – 2017/2192(INI) – adoption of draft report

Rapporteur: Daniel CASPARY (EPP, DE)

Recommendation to the Council on the proposed negotiating mandate for trade negotiations with New Zealand – 2017/2193(INI) – adoption of draft report

Rapporteur: Daniel CASPARY (EPP, DE)

Setting up a Union regime for the control of exports, transfer, brokering, technical assistance and transit of dual-use items (recast) – 2016/0295(COD) – adoption of draft report

Rapporteur: Klaus BUCHNER (Verts/ALE, DE)

Definition, presentation and labelling of spirit drinks, the use of the names of spirit drinks in the presentation and labelling of other foodstuffs and the protection of geographical indications for spirit drinks – 2016/0392(COD) – adoption of draft opinion

Rapporteur: Nicola DANTI (S&D, IT)

Protection against dumped and subsidized imports from countries not members of the EU – 2016/0351(COD) – vote on the provisional agreement resulting from interinstitutional negotiations

Rapporteur: Salvatore CICU (EPP; IT)

Committee on Budgetary Control

09:00 – 12:30

Exchange of view with Commissioner Neven MIMICA in the context of Commission Discharge 2016

Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

09:00 – 13:00

Discussion with Mr Jyrki KATAINEN, European Commission Vice-President responsible for Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness, as part of the structured dialogue

Votes

Proportionality test before adoption of new regulation of professions – Adoption of draft opinion

Rapporteur: Françoise GROSSETÊTE (EPP, FR)

Implementation of the European Disability Strategy – Adoption of draft opinion

Rapporteur: Nessa CHILDERS (S&D, IE)

Accelerating Clean Energy Innovation – Adoption of draft opinion

Rapporteur: Stefan ECK (GUE/NGL, DE)

Environment Implementation Review – Adoption of motion for a resolution

A European Strategy for Low-Emission Mobility (INI) – vote on a draft resolution

Rapporteur: Bas Eickhout (Greens/EFA, NL)

Proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2010/40/EU as regards the period for adopting delegated acts (COD) – vote on a draft decision

Rapporteur: Gesine Meissner (ALDE, DE)

Euro-Mediterranean Aviation Agreement between the European Community and Morocco (NLE) – vote on draft recommendations

Rapporteur: Dominique Riquet (ALDE, FR)

Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

09:00 – 18:30

European Protection Order – joint hearing with the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality in the context of the upcoming implementation report (09.00-11.00)

Votes

Protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and the free movement of such data (COD) – vote on draft report

Rapporteur: Cornelia ERNST (GUE/NGL, DE)

Subjecting the new psychoactive substance N-phenyl-N-[1-(2-phenylethyl)piperidin-4-yl]furan-2-carboxamide (furanylfentanyl) to control measures (NLE) – vote on draft report

Rapporteur: Michał BONI (EPP, PL)

Union Resettlement Framework – vote on draft report and vote on the decision to enter into interinstitutional negotiations and on the composition of the negotiating team

Rapporteur: Malin BJÖRK (GUE/NGL, SE)

Possibly

EU Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust) – vote on draft report and vote on the decision to enter into interinstitutional negotiations and on the composition of the negotiating team

Rapporteur: Axel VOSS (EPP, DE)

Respect for private life and the protection of personal data in electronic communications (COD) – vote on draft report and vote on the decision to enter into interinstitutional negotiations and on the composition of the negotiating team

Rapporteur: Marju LAURISTIN (S&D, EE)

Committee on Petitions

09:00 – 12:30

Workshop on the protection of the rights of persons with disabilities (09.00-11.15)